So - back to his parents named as Edward and Mary:
??? (mistakenly entered as John rather than James ?)
John Alfred Blees in the 1871 England Census Name: John Alfred Blees (mistranscription) [John Alfred Blair] <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Age: 3 Estimated birth year: abt 1868 Relation: Son Mother's name: Mary Blees Gender: Male Where born: Manchester Civil Parish: Manchester Ecclesiastical parish: All Souls County/Island: Lancashire Country: England Registration district: Manchester Sub-registration district: Ancoats ED, institution, or vessel: 34 Household schedule number: 145 Piece: 4032 Folio: 149 Page Number: 30 Household Members: Name Age Mary Blees 49 - widow Joseph Blees 21 Elizabeth Blees 15 - could this be Elizabeth Howarth ?? Sister of James F? Edwin Blees 14 Reuben Blees 10 Harriet Blees 7 Mary Blees 5 John Alfred Blees 3 Ada Blees 3 Months Charles Howarth 17 - lodger
Possible births of the children (I admit, maybe clutching at straws):
BLAIR, ADA mms HOWARTH GRO Reference: 1871 M Quarter in MANCHESTER Volume 08D Page 158
BLAIR, MARY ELLEN HOWARTH Order GRO Reference: 1866 S Quarter in MANCHESTER Volume 08D Page 124
BLAIR, HARRIET mms HOWARTH GRO Reference: 1864 J Quarter in MANCHESTER Volume 08D Page 157
HOWARTH, ELIZABETH - GRO Reference: 1857 M Quarter in MANCHESTER Volume 08D Page 177
or maybe this one:
HOWARTH, ELIZABETH - GRO Reference: 1857 D Quarter in ROCHDALE Volume 08E Page 35
?? HOWARTH, JOSEPH HENRY mms HOWARTH GRO Reference: 1849 S Quarter in WORSLEY Volume 20 Page 1030
Haven't found suitable birth record for Reuben or Edwin.
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Ada Blair in the Manchester, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915 Name: Ada Blair Baptism Date: 19 Feb 1871 Baptism Place: Ancoats, St Andrew, Lancashire, England Parish as it Appears: Manchester Father: Edward Blair - labourer (name looks like Edwin on image) Mother: Mary Blair Reference Number: GB127.M45/1/10/3
Ada Blair in the Manchester, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930 Name: Ada Blair Gender: Female Marriage Age: 22 Event Type: Marriage Birth Year: abt 1869 Marriage Date: 28 Mar 1891 Marriage Place: Manchester, St Philip, Manchester, England Parish as it Appears: St Philip Manchester Father: Edward Blair Spouse: Matthew Warburton Reference Number: M299/3/2/6 Item Number: 5 Archive Roll: 858
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Mary Ellen Blair in the Manchester, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915 Report issue Name: Mary Ellen Blair Baptism Date: 2 Sep 1866 Baptism Place: Ancoats, St Andrew, Lancashire, England Parish as it Appears: Manchester Father: Edward Blair (occupation - dyer) Mother: Mary Blair Reference Number: GB127.M45/1/10/3
Mary Ellen Blair in the Manchester, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930 Name: Mary Ellen Blair Gender: Female Marriage Age: 18 Event Type: Marriage Birth Year: abt 1866 Marriage Date: 13 Jan 1884 Marriage Place: Manchester, St Philip, Manchester, England Parish as it Appears: St Philip Manchester Father: Edward Blair (Edwin on image, deceased, dyer) Spouse: John Lee Reference Number: M299/3/2/5 Item Number: 4 Archive Roll: 858
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Harriet Blair in the Manchester, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1901 (Cathedral) Name: Harriet Blair Birth Date: 24 May 1864 Baptism Date: 18 Sep 1864 Parish: Manchester, St Mary, St Denys and St George Father's name: Edward Blair (occupation - dyer) Mother's name: Mary Blair Archive Roll: 772
Harriet Blair in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 Name: Harriet Blair Estimated birth year: abt 1864 Registration Year: 1873 Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun Age at Death: 9 Registration district: Manchester Inferred County: Lancashire Volume: 8d Page: 112
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Re the child Edwin in 1871 -
couldn't find his birth as either Edwin or Edward, but here's his baptism (probably).
Edward Blair in the Manchester, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915 Name: Edward Blair Baptism Date: 30 Nov 1862 Baptism Place: Ancoats, St Andrew, Lancashire, England Parish as it Appears: Manchester Father: Edward Blair ( occupation - overlooker) Mother: Mary Blair Reference Number: GB127.M45/1/10/2
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